Best Young Actors And Actresses - April 2024

The Acting Bible: The Complete Resource for Aspiring Actors

Professional acting is both an art and a business, and this book advises beginning actors on how to cope successfully on both fronts. Opening chapters describe the difficulties every budding actor encounters and explains basic acting techniques, which include memory exercises and methods for developing stage presence. Chapters that follow instruct in-- Reading the play with understanding and learning to build the character that the actor will be portraying Developing the actor's voice, imitating regional accents, and more Expressing the character's thoughts and ideas through body posture ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0764163582
• ASIN: 0764163582
• ISBN: 9780764163586
• Manufacturer: B.E.S. Publishing

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• ASIN: B0047Y0FGY
• ASIN: B0047Y0FGY
• Manufacturer: Reagan Arthur Books

Acting for Young Actors: The Ultimate Teen Guide

Do you know a teen that's been bitten by the acting bug? Here's just the book they need! Acting for Young Actors, aimed at teens and tweens, lets kids hone their skills and develop their craft. It begins with the five W's: WHO am I? WHAT do I want? WHY do I want it? WHERE am I? WHEN does this event take place? Sounds basic - but many young child actors are told simply to "get up there and act." This book explores each of these questions, using helpful exercises to allow young actors to work through problems of character identity and motivation. With comprehensive chapters on auditioning, rehea... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0823049477
• ASIN: 0823049477
• ISBN: 0823049477
• Brand: Brand: Back Stage Books
• Manufacturer: Back Stage Books

Go West, Young Women!: The Rise of Early Hollywood

In the early part of the twentieth century, migrants made their way from rural homes to cities in record numbers and many traveled west. Los Angeles became a destination. Women flocked to the growing town to join the film industry as workers and spectators, creating a “New Woman.” Their efforts transformed filmmaking from a marginal business to a cosmopolitan, glamorous, and bohemian one. By 1920, Los Angeles had become the only western city where women outnumbered men. In Go West, Young Women, Hilary A. Hallett explores these relatively unknown new western women and their role in the deve... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0520274091
• ASIN: 0520274091
• ISBN: 0520274091
• Manufacturer: University of California Press

Save The Dream For the stage: Theater Drama journal | Notebook for Actor Actress Acting Theatre : Lined pages To Write-in

Save The Dream For the stageA hilarious blank notebook/journal for taking notes, jot down ideas, to-do list, planner, etc.Blank lined pages, small lined notebook. Matte cover finish size 6x9 inches, 120 pages.Great gift idea on any occasion.

• ASIN: 1078170436
• ASIN: 1078170436
• ISBN: 1078170436
• Manufacturer: Independently published

Christopher Reeve: Young Actor (Childhood of Famous Americans)

Celebrated in his later years as a gifted actor and brave humanitarian, an illustrated biography explores the inspirations and life-changing moments in Christopher Reeve's childhood years that helped form him into the man, actor, and person he came to be. Original.

• ASIN: 1416915443
• ASIN: 1416915443
• ISBN: 1416915443
• Brand: Brand: Aladdin
• Manufacturer: Aladdin

The Shakespeare Stealer

A delightful adveture full of humor and heart set in Elizabethan England!Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"--or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's players perform. As full of twists and turns as a London alleyway, this entertaining novel is rich in period details, colorful characters, villainy, and drama.* "A fast-moving historical novel that introduces an important era with casual familiarity." --School Library J... [Read More]

• ASIN: B000QBYEGE
• ASIN: B000QBYEGE
• Manufacturer: Puffin Books

Forever Young : The Life, Loves, and Enduring Faith of a Hollywood Legend ; The Authorized Biography of Loretta Young

Recounts the life and career of Academy Award-winning actress Loretta Young, and discusses her relationship with her daughter, Judy Lewis, her humanitarian activities, and her Catholic faith.

• ASIN: 0883474670
• ASIN: 0883474670
• ISBN: 0883474670
• Brand: Brand: Thomas More Publishing
• Manufacturer: Thomas More Pr

A Practical Handbook for the Actor

This simple and essential book about the craft of acting describes a technique developed and refined by the authors, all of them young actors, in their work with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, actor W. H. Macy, and director Gregory Mosher. A Practical Handbook for the Actor is written for any actor who has ever experienced the frustrations of acting classes that lacked clarity and objectivity, and that failed to provide a dependable set of tools. An actor's job, the authors state, is to "find a way to live truthfully under the imaginary circumstances of the play." The ways in ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0394744128
• ASIN: 0394744128
• ISBN: 0394744128
• Brand: Vintage
• Manufacturer: Vintage

All the Stars in the Heavens: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPeople's Book of the WeekAnnual Library of Virginia Literary Awards Nominee for FictionAdriana Trigiani, the New York Times bestselling author of the blockbuster epic The Shoemaker's Wife, returns with her biggest and boldest novel yet, a hypnotic tale based on a true story and filled with her signature elements: family ties, artistry, romance, and adventure. Born in the golden age of Hollywood, All the Stars in the Heavens captures the luster, drama, power, and secrets that could only thrive in the studio system—viewed through the lives of an unforgettable cast of p... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00SG0G27G
• ASIN: B00SG0G27G
• Manufacturer: Harper

My Best Friend Is a Movie Star (Full House: Michelle)

Failing to recognize her new friend as a big-time movie star, Michelle hopes to recover from her embarrassment by throwing Natalie a huge party with all the trimmings, with disastrous results. Original.

• ASIN: 0671568353
• ASIN: 0671568353
• ISBN: 0671568353
• Manufacturer: Simon Spotlight

Elizabeth Blue

• ASIN: B076KYVPHD
• ASIN: B076KYVPHD

There You'll Find Me

“Jones has incredible insight into her teen characters. They are complex, yet have a lighter side and irresistible charm. The story is truly an outpouring to young people about healing deep wounds and gaining a voice for truth and hope.” —RT Book Reviews, 4½ stars, TOP PICK!Grief brought Finley to Ireland. Love will lead her home.Finley Sinclair is not your typical eighteen-year-old. She’s witty, tough, and driven. With an upcoming interview at the Manhattan music conservatory, Finley needs to finish composing her audition piece. But her creativity disappeared with the death of her ol... [Read More]

• ASIN: B005JT8Q7Q
• ASIN: B005JT8Q7Q
• Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

Shirley Temple Black: Actor and Diplomat (Ferguson Career Biographies)

Describes the life and career of the former child star, her marriages, medical problems, and second career as a diplomat.

• ASIN: 0894343386
• ASIN: 0894343386
• ISBN: 9780894343384
• Brand: Brand: Ferguson Publishing Company
• Manufacturer: Ferguson Pub

The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique

William Esper, one of the most celebrated acting teachers of our time, takes us through his step-by-step approach to the central challenge of advanced acting work: creating and playing a character. Esper’s first book, The Actor’s Art and Craft, earned praise for describing the basics taught in his famous first-year acting class. The Actor’s Guide to Creating a Character continues the journey. In these pages, co-author Damon DiMarco vividly re-creates Esper’s second-year course, again through the experiences of a fictional class. Esper’s training builds on Sanford Meisner’s lege... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00FO5YGH4
• ASIN: B00FO5YGH4
• Manufacturer: Anchor

The Actor. Addressed to Bonnell Thornton, Esq. by R. Lloyd, A.M. the Fourth Edition.

The Actor. Addressed to Bonnell Thornton, Esq. by R. Lloyd, A.M. the Fourth

• UPC: 385355886

The Past and Present State of Dramatic Art and Literature : Addressed to Authors, Actors, Managers, and the Admirers of the Old English Drama (1839)

The Past and Present State of Dramatic Art and Literature: Addressed to Authors, Actors, Managers, and the Admirers of the Old English Drama (1839) Height : 0.09 In Length : 11.00 In Width : 8.50

• UPC: 180525933

The Past and Present State of Dramatic Art and Literature: Addressed to Authors, Actors, Managers, and the Admirers of the Old English Drama (1839)

The Past and Present State of Dramatic Art and Literature: Addressed to Authors, Actors, Managers, and the Admirers of the Old English Drama

• UPC: 147451090

The Theatrical Banquet; Or, the Actor's Budget : Consisting of Monologues, Prologues, Addresses, Tales, &c. &c. Serious and Comic; Together with Collin

The Theatrical Banquet; Or, the Actor's Budget: Consisting of Monologues, Prologues, Addresses, Tales, &c. &c. Serious and Comic; Together with Collin Height : 0.70 In Length : 9.02 In Width : 5.98 In Weight :

• UPC: 806409734

The Past and Present State of Dramatic Art and Literature : Addressed to Authors, Actors, Managers, and the Admirers of the Old English Drama (1839)

The Past and Present State of Dramatic Art and Literature: Addressed to Authors, Actors, Managers, and the Admirers of the Old English Drama

• UPC: 847514021